May+7,+2008

=**Today's Task:**=

//**Task #1:**// Go back and read through the prompt responses for the past two days. Respond to TWO different prompts. Remember the AND or BUT response approach. You should be adding new information (AND), or countering the post with relevant information (BUT).

Make sure that you BEGIN your post with either the word AND or BUT...

If you have questions, ASK :-)

//**Task #2**//: Class Discussion Questions--
 * Evaluate Daisy. How does she represent and/or complete the American Dream? Explain. (Tanner Pd. 1)
 * Evaluate Gasby's reasons for changing his name --- Shubert Pd. 3
 * Would the story be any different if the title had been changed to Under the Red, White, and Blue? How? --Shubert Pd. 5
 * Why can George Wilson be debated as the "best" or "most realistic" character in the novel?-- Tanner Pd. 5
 * Evaluate Nick's role as a narrator? How does this affect the way that the novel progresses.--Shubert Pd. 6
 * List the foils in the novel. pd 7 Shubert
 * Compare the American Dreams of Willy from Death of a Salesman and Gatsby-- Tanner Pd. 3
 * What Meaning Does Daisy's name have to the book and themes?-- Tanner Pd.4
 * How is the pursuit of the American Dream presented in The Great Gatsby, Death of a Salesman, and The Glass Menagerie? (Tanner Pd. 7)